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Cytec Launches EBECRYL®
8100, a Highly Functional UV Curable Modified Urethane Acrylate
for Anti-Fingerprint and Easy-to-Clean Coatings
Brussels, April 28, 2011 – With the increased use of tactile
screens in the consumer electronic industry, Cytec Industries
Inc. (NYSE:CYT) today introduces a newly developed urethane
acrylate for consumer electronics. The product, EBECRYL®
8100, is specially designed to meet the growing demand for
easily cleanable protective coatings for tactile screens. It
combines easy-to-clean properties with best-in-class surface
protection for functional and decorative coatings.
“Fingerprints are a very complex mixture of oils, fatty acids,
water and salts and they can spoil any attractive design. They
are difficult to remove and are problematic for glossy plastic
and metal surfaces”, says Benoit De Becker, Global Marketing
Director. “Different from other solutions in the market, our UV
curable EBECRYL 8100 provides an active functionality which is
chemically linked to the acrylate backbone and therefore
provides easy-to-clean and anti-fingerprint properties,” he
adds.
Once cured by UV light, EBECRYL 8100 creates a very tight
polymeric network with a contact angle of about 115o (water)
that withstands cleaning and abrasion tests and carries a long
lasting easy-to-clean effect. The coatings obtained with EBECRYL
8100 are optically clear and suitable for transparent plastic
substrates such as treated glass, PC (polycarbonate) and PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate).
Besides the proven efficiency benefits of energy curable
technology, formulations of EBECRYL 8100 can be applied
with several methods and enjoy the benefit of being very
effective at low thicknesses. EBECRYL 8100 is a 100%
solvent-free and HAPs (Hazardous Air Pollutant) -free solution.
“Our innovation efforts do not stop here,” continues Benoit De
Becker. “We are working on other anti-fingerprint and
easy-cleanable grades that we will add to the portfolio,
including a proprietary experimental development based on
waterborne technology. “
For more information about Cytec UV/EB curable resins and
additives visit www.cytec.com/UV
Cytec Coating Resins delivers innovative products beyond our
customers’ imagination. We are pioneers in the development and
production of high performance coating solutions. Our line of
coating resins and additives allow our customers to create the
sustainable change for the industries they serve.
Corporate Profile
Cytec Industries Inc. delivers specialty chemicals and materials
technologies beyond our customers’ imagination. Our focus on
innovation, advanced technology and application expertise
enables us to develop, manufacture and sell products that change
the way our customers do business. These pioneering products
perform specific and important functions for our customers,
enabling them to offer innovative solutions to the industries
that they serve. Our products serve a diverse range of end
markets including aerospace composites, structural adhesives,
automotive and industrial coatings, electronics, inks, mining
and plastics.
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